May 15 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | May 15 Calendar
May 15th Daily Holidays include:
- Bring Flowers to Someone Day
- Dinosaur Day – May 15, and June 1
- Hyperemisis Gravidarum Awareness Day
- International Conscientious Objector Day
- International Day of Families
- International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day
- International MPS Awareness Day
- National Chocolate Chip Day
- National Nylon Stockings Day
- National Safety Dose Day
- National Senior Fraud Awareness Day
- National Stockings Day
- National Tuberous Sclerosis Day
- Peace Officers Memorial Day
- Relive Your Past by Listening to the First Music You Ever Bought No Matter What It Was no Excuses Day
- Straw Hat Day
- Supply Chain Professional Day – May 15, 2023 (Third Monday in May)
- TSC Global Awareness Day (Tuberous Sclerosis Complex)
- VBF Day of Awareness
May 15: Famous Birthdays
- May 15, 1895 – Prescott Bush, American banker and politician, father of George H.W. Bush (d. 1972)
- May 15, 1955 – Lee Horsley, American actor (Matt Houston, Paradise)
- May 15, 1981 – Zara Ann Elizabeth Phillips, English horse rider and daughter of Princess Anne
May 15: Historical Events
- May 15, 1718 – The world’s first machine gun is patented by London lawyer, James Puckle
- May 15, 1862 – The U.S. Bureau of Agriculture is created by President Abraham Lincoln. It was later renamed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- May 15, 1869 – The National Woman Suffrage Association is formed by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- May 15, 1905 – Las Vegas, Nevada is founded when 110 acres are auction off and become the downtown area
- May 15, 1911 – Citing the Sherman Antitrust Act, The U.S. Supreme Court dissolves Standard Oil for being a monopoly
- May 15, 1915 – AT&T becomes the 1st corporation to have 1 million stockholders
- May 15, 1928 – Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse makes his 1st appearance in the cartoon, Plane Crazy
- May 15, 1935 – The Moscow Metro is opened to the public
- May 15, 1940 – McDonald’s opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, CA
- May 15, 1970 – President Richard Nixon appoints the first female United States Army Generals, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth Hoisington
May 15: Music Events
- May 15, 1941 – Jewish music is prohibited by Nazi occupiers in Netherlands
- May 15, 1963 – Peter, Paul & Mary win their 1st Grammy for If I Had a Hammer
- May 15, 1975 – Fleetwood Mac plays a concert in El Paso, Texas with new band members Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks
- May 15, 1976 – Black and Blue by the Rolling Stones hits #1 Album
- May 15, 1977 – Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder hits #1
- May 15, 1982 – Ebony and Ivory, by Paul McCarney and Stevie Wonder hits #1
- May 15, 2009 – 21st Century Breakdown by Green Day is released
May 15: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for May 15 is Gemini.
May Birthstone:
What is the May Birthstone? Emerald
As the birthstone for May, the emerald, a symbol of rebirth, is believed to grant the owner foresight, good fortune, and youth.
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